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Council forms federal/state advocacy subcommittee to update legislative priorities

City of Tempe City Council (Work Study Session) · December 12, 2025
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Summary

Council member Amberg proposed and council gave consensus to form a Federal, State and Advocacy Reviews Council Committee to evaluate and realign the city’s federal and legislative priorities; Vice Mayor Garland and Council member Keating were named as members.

Council member Amberg proposed creating a subcommittee to "evaluate, modernize and realign" the City of Tempe's federal and legislative priorities. Amberg said Vice Mayor Garland and Council member Randy Keating had agreed to serve on the proposed subcommittee.

The council signaled consensus to proceed with forming the Federal, State and Advocacy Reviews Council Committee; staff recorded the consensus and the item will move forward for scheduling and structure. Council did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript; members provided unanimous assent by consensus.

Amberg outlined the subcommittee’s purpose at the work study session: to review the city’s annual federal and legislative priorities and recommend modernization and realignment. No charter or timeline was provided during the meeting; staff will follow up on formation logistics and scheduling.